Nasir Mahmood vs Province of Punjab, through Secretary Education, Lahore and 4 others

This matter arises from a petition filed by Nasir Mahmood against the Province of Punjab and others before the Supreme Court of Pakistan. The core legal question involved the permission to withdraw a time-barred petition. The court considered the oral request made by the learned counsel for the petitioner seeking to withdraw the proceedings, noting that the petition was also barred by limitation by 59 days. The Supreme Court of Pakistan held that the petitioner is permitted to withdraw the matter. Consequently, the court dismissed the petition as withdrawn, along with the associated delay. The key principle laid down is that a petitioner may seek and be granted permission to withdraw a time-barred petition, resulting in its dismissal as withdrawn.